SHIB Open Interest Jumps 8% as Traders Return to Derivatives

Shiba Inu’s open interest has jumped nearly 8% in the past 24 hours, climbing to $75.76 million. The token experienced a substantial increase in the derivatives market yesterday. SHIB’s open interest has reportedly climbed around 8%, indicating fresh capital is flowing in, and more traders are entering the market rather than exiting. Renewed trader engagement in late 2025 provides Shiba Inu with a boost, positioning it to enter 2026 with greater confidence and sustained bullish momentum. 

Data derived from CoinGlass shows that SHIB’s open interest has reportedly reached $75.76 million within 24 hours, with total futures open interest (OI) climbing to 10.16 trillion SHIB. Open interest indicates the total value of active and unsettled futures contracts, and this kind of increase in SHIB’s OI indicates that the traders are opening new positions instead of closing existing ones. 

The Shiba Inu price today is $0.000007128, down by 2.11% over the past 24 hours, and is showing mixed momentum in the market. If open interest rises with price increase, it can be considered a bullish confirmation, but when open interest rises, and price falls, it could be the signal for mixed momentum or extended speculative positioning.   

According to the latest CoinGlass data, the pattern in SHIB’s total open interest indicates short-term caution but broader daily accumulation of positions. Data show that the dog-themed cryptocurrency Shiba Inu’s futures activity is concentrated across several major exchanges, including Gate.io, OKX, KuCoin, and Bitget. Gate.io dominates the market and currently holds 42.24% of total SHIB open interest, with 4.42 trillion SHIB. OKX is second with 1.32 trillion SHIB. 

Year-End Market Caution Sees Shiba Inu Slide Despite Derivatives Uptick

Year-end positioning incites traders to adjust their bets before the end of 2025, locking in profits, cutting losses, or making them prepare for January moves. During holidays, few buyers and sellers are active, so the market becomes quieter. However, prominent research firm 10x Research has a different opinion. They claim that what’s happening in the market at this moment is not because of the holiday, but that there is a deliberate strategy behind it. According to their findings, Futures, ETFs, and options all give the same signals; they conclude that professional traders across various markets are behaving similarly by managing risk, reducing exposure, hedging positions, and becoming cautious. The research firm concludes that the trend is not panic or hype; instead, the professional traders are preparing themselves for a new session. 

Currently, Shiba Inu is 71% below its 2025 year high of $0.00002497. But its near-year lows are around $0.00000700, indicating a 9-11% weekly decline amid the broader altcoin caution in the market. SHIB’s recent 8% open interest surge showcases a derivatives rebound, but the spot volume is still hovering between averages. Based on the recent market analysis, SHIB’s support holds at $0.00000711 with resistance near $0.00000728-$0.00000800. 
The Crypto Basic posted on X that Shiba Inu had recently seen a bullish cross on the hourly chart, but that did not quite materialize.

They stated that a notable cross between a long-term and short-term moving average, specifically between the 26-period MA and 9-period MA, had flashed yesterday. They mentioned that the 9-period MA had crossed over the 26-period MA again, placing the token back into bearish territory. They explained that when a long-term MA moves over a short-term MA, it suggests the market is in a downtrend, and hence SHIB could see far lower prices. They added that this was not the first time Shiba Inu had printed a reversal signal, only for a broader trend to prompt a change of course. They recalled that in early December, it had printed a golden cross, with the 50 MA crossing the 200 MA on the hourly timeframe.

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